Chapter 214 The Cat Has Gotten Out Of The Bag


    While Joanne was feeling joyful looking at Rowane''s photo, Lily was also looking at the same image of


    Rowane. However, she wasn''t looking at it alone. Deborah was beside her as well.


    The mother and daughter had moved out from the Cook family. They stayedfortably in the


    premium ward in a private hospital. Deborah had been taking a shower when Joanne called Lily. When


    she came out from the bathroom, she noticed Lily''s solemn expression and asked who had called her


    just now.


    Lily once brought up to Deborah about Joanne wanting to cooperate with her before. So, she wouldn''t


    hide the call from her and immediately shared her phone conversation with Joanne to Deborah.


    "What a coincidence that Joanne met Rowane in Mencodia," Deborah knew that Marie had sent


    Rowane overseas, but she did not realize that Marie had hired an assassin to kill Rowane. Marie sent


    her to Mencodia because she was afraid that Rowane would spill the truth about their scheme involving


    Edric and Lily. She did not want her to contact Edric in any way. She failed to know that Marie would


    think Lily was her own biological daughter, and that Rowane was her daughter instead. Marie was


    afraid that she would be caught for swapping the babies out years ago. Hence, she wanted to kill


    Rowane.


    Lily said, "Yeah, I did not expect that too. However, it''s a good thing. Since Joanne is nning to defeat


    Irene, she ns to use Rowane as leverage to help us, which could save us a lot of trouble."


    Deborah frowned, "Is Joanne reliable? I feel rather anxious about her since she''s also Nathan''s


    younger sister. If she tells Nathan about this, won''t we be in trouble once he tells Irene?"


    "Mom, you don''t have to worry about this. Joanne is Jordan''s fiancée, and she hates Irene. Otherwise,


    she wouldn''t have told me about Irene getting pregnant with Edric''s child and helped me toe out


    with ideas to deal with Irene. Although Edric has already misunderstood Irene and refuses to forgive


    her because of his mother''s case, their rtionship had initially run deep. Both Eden and the child in


    Irene now are his flesh. What if he forgives Irene one day? It''s better if we keep on acting offensive so


    that Irene will leave Edric once and for all."


    Deborah thought for a moment and agreed, "You''re right. We should prepare another helping hand, but


    you need to remind Joanne to never let Nathan contact Rowane. Otherwise, something bad might


    happen."


    Lilu chuckled, "Don''t worry, Mom. Joanne clearly knows about Nathan''s feelings for Irene. She wouldn''t


    be so stupid to let Nathan ruin our ns."


    Deborah nodded, but she intended to find some time to talk to Marie about the matter. She wanted to


    know her opinion about it. With Marie''s help, they were getting closer and closer to their goal. Hence,


    she admired Marie and wanted to discuss everything with her.


    Steven was hospitalized from his sudden ckout. At that moment of chaos, no one had found the


    letter he had thrown on the ground until Maisy did while cleaning the study room. When she read the


    contents of the letter, Maisy was taken aback and understood why Steven had fainted.


    Maisy sealed her lips and waited for Irene to not be present before asking Steven. Maisy had served


    the Cook family for many years, and she was loyal to Steven. So, Steven did not bother hiding it from


    her either. He instructed Maisy to not mention it to anyone, especially Irene. He wanted to think of his


    n to punish Deborah.


    Maisy sensed Steven''s anxiety. If Irene knew about this matter, she would not let Deborah go and


    instead make the matter public. If that ever happened, Steven''s career would be affected. So, the


    matter needed to be carried out in secret.


    Maisy asked Steven about his n to punish Deborah, so Steven shared it with her. Firstly, he needed


    to lock Deborah up and interrogate her before punishing her.


    Just as Steven was telling Maisy about how he was going to deal with Deborah, Deborah and Lily both


    started to feel ufortable at the private hospital. Was something terrible going to happen?


    Just as they were thinking about it, Steven''s driver arrived. He reported that Steven had fainted


    suddenly and wanted Deborah to visit him.


    Deborah hurriedly left with the driver after hearing that Steven had fainted. However, the driver did not


    send her to the hospital and brought her to Steven''s vi in the outskirts instead.


    Deborah noticed that the route he took was wrong and asked the driver what was going on. The driver


    answered that Mr. Cook did not want to stay in the hospital and preferred the outskirts because of the


    fresh air. So, he had nned to rest there for a few days.


    Deborah did not know that Steven had a vi in the outskirts. She thought, "Steven must have


    something up his sleeve. I''ve been married to him for many years, and I knew every single one of his


    assets. If it wasn''t for his sickness this time, I wonder how long Steven would hide this from me?"


    Steven had plenty of properties under him since he had been an official for many years. It seemed that


    she needed to find a way to get all his assets.


    The driver drove the car into the vi as she was busy with her thoughts. Deborah got out of the car


    and saw Maisy standing in the living room. Maisy pointed at the study room when Deborah entered and


    said, "Mr. Cook is waiting for you at the study room on the second floor."


    Deborah pushed open the study room door and was instantly weed with Steven ring at her. She


    asked caringly, "Aren''t you unwell? Why are you not lying down to rest?"


    "I can''t sleep," Steven let out a long sigh.


    "Even if you can''t sleep, you should still lie down. I''ll help you to your bedroom," Deborah approached


    him and was about to help him up. However, Steven grabbed Deborah''s hand and asked, "How many


    years have we known each other?"


    "More than twenty years."


    "It''s been that long?" Steven''s voice became gentler, "Say, how did I end up on your bed that year? It''s


    incredible when you think about it."


    "Weren''t you drunk?" Deborah forced a smile. What was Steven referring to? He had never spoken


    about that topic, so why was he mentioning it all of a sudden? Did he suspect something?


    "I panicked and was afraid at that time. My instincts had told me that I had done something wrong with


    you while I was drunk. However,e to think of it, I realized that it all happened quite strangely. Why


    did you still give birth to this child even though you knew it was the wrong thing to do? What were you


    thinking?"


    Deborah nced at Steven and noticed that he remained a poker face. However, she could not help


    feeling guarded. Steven had asked her the same question a long time ago, but the old Deborah had


    replied that it was because she had fallen in love with Steven at first sight.


    If Steven wasn''t Myra''s husband, then she would have gone all out to pursue him. However, she


    suppressed her feelings until that night when he had gotten drunk. She had never med Steven for


    that unexpected incident. Instead, she had given him all of her willingly. After finding out that she was


    pregnant, she felt conflicted. However, in the end, she really did not want to get rid of the child.


    Although she knew that her actions were wrong and that they would hurt Myra, her love for Steven had


    motivated her to give birth to the child. She had nned to not tell that to Steven for her entire life. If it


    wasn''t for Myra''s incident, she would have secretly raised the child on her own. However, Myra had


    gotten into an ident, and she couldn''t control her thoughts for Steven. Her daughter was constantly


    asking for a father too, so she had to bring the child to Steven.


    Now that Steven had asked such a question, Deborah could not understand what Steven''s real


    intentions were. So, she repeated the exact words she had said to him in the past.


    Steven suddenly chuckled after hearing her reply. At that time, he had not believed in Deborah''s words.


    If it weren''t for him being reported, he would not have brought Deborah into the family in the first ce.


    Later, he gradually forgot about that matter after seeing Deborah. If it weren''t for that anonymous letter,


    he never would have suspected her. He thought about his foolishness for keeping a snake as his wife


    all these years and asked, "Myra has passed away for all these years. Have you never felt uneasy


    since then?"


    His words made Deborah''s heart skip a beat. She forced a smile and answered, "Yes, I''ve always been


    uneasy about what happened that year."


    "Just feeling uneasy? Do you experience sleepless nights and nightmares?" Steven''s voice rose.


    "What do you mean?" Deborah stammered in shock.


    "Deborah Jones! What is this?!!" Steven threw the anonymous letter towards Deborah.


    Deborah picked up the letter that had fallen to the ground. When she read the contents, she grew


    flustered, but she managed to pretend to be calm. Who did this? Only she and Logan knew what had


    happened that year. Logan would definitely not expose the incident. Then, who was the sender of the


    letter?


    However, now was not the time to figure out the identity of this anonymous writer. She had to make


    sure that Steven believed in her instead. She pleaded, "Steven, don''t trust this preson. Someone must


    be framing me on purpose to ruin our rtionship."


    "As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Why would others frame you and not someone


    else? I can''t wrap my head around that night when I was drunk. Your reputation in Cat Alley was bad,


    you wicked woman. So, you had to have some ill intentions to plot against me. If you knew that that


    incident was a shameful act, why didn''t you get rid of the child? Why did you raise her secretly and


    then bring her down to hell with you? Why did you have to find me? Don''t tell me that it was because


    you couldn''t bear the child not having a father. When you gave birth to this child, you should have


    known that I would never admit her as my daughter!"


    "I really couldn''t bear to see my child without a father, so I came to you," Deborah exined.


    "You wicked woman. Tell me honestly, did you find Myra to tell her about the fact that you had given


    birth to an illegitimate child? Otherwise, she would not have let Dave settle her funeral and documents


    before her death nor would she have passed Irene to Dave. It must be you who did all of that to cause


    her death!"


    Steven was not a fool. He had always known that something was wrong in the past. After he had read


    the anonymous letter and thought carefully, Myra must have told Thomas to settle everything for her


    after she was gone. The only person who would have disclosed that information to her would have to


    be Deborah. As he watched Deborah continue to try deceiving him, he could no longer bear it.


    "You wicked woman! Your daughter got herself a father, but Myra''s own daughter had lost hers. My


    dear Irene had to leave the house because of this."


    Steven choked on his words. Deborah had schemed Myra''s death, and Irene had been forced to leave


    the house when she was young. He had ended up marrying a wicked woman and had let her live an


    extravagant life for so many years. He was a fool!


    "I didn''t! Steven, don''t you see how good I''ve treated you all these years? You can''t use me of


    this!" Deborah eximed and panicked.


    Deborah eximed and panicked. Steven had begun to suspect her, so he would never let Lily and she


    live a good life in the future.


    "Since you feel that Irene has been wronged, then you should give her all of your assets. Lily and I


    don''t need anything from you, so you don''t have to worry about that. If it''ll ease your mind, then Lily and


    I will move out so that you''ll know that we harbor no ill-intention against you!"


    "Move out?" Steven chuckled, "Are you really willing to withdraw from your position as Mrs. Cook? A


    title that you''ve worked so hard to earn?"


    "Steven, I had never wanted to ascend to the throne. If you really insist that I had evil intentions, it was


    because I really love you. I love you so much that I had wished to stay by your side day and night…"


    "Shut up!" Steven bellowed, "You b*tch, do you take me as a fool? How can a vicious person like you


    talk about love?"


    "Steven! I know that you''re angry, and you won''t believe anything I say. That''s fine. I''ll make you


    believe it. I''ll take Lily and move out now. I''m leaving!"


    After Deborah said so, she walked out of the study. Steven''s current behavior scared her. She could


    not help trembling as she left the ce.


    Steven coldly watched her leave. Deborah could not care less about anything else and rushed out of


    the door. However, the moment she stepped out, she saw the driver and Maisy standing at the


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